The document summarizes key points from a Ceph Day Taiwan 2017 opening session: 1. It discusses the evolution of computing platforms from mainframes to client-server to mobile-cloud and the emerging fourth platform of edge intelligence expanded by machines. 2. IDC identifies five key trends driving explosive data growth including the evolution of data to life-critical use cases and the rise of embedded systems, IoT, mobile and real-time data, and cognitive/AI systems. 3. Global datasphere size is projected to grow 10x from 2016 to 2025, from 16ZB to 163ZB as data creation increases across cloud, big data, machine learning, mobility, IoT, and more.